Carotenoids are a diverse group of pigments that are readily produced by plants and algae but must be obtained by animals through dietary means. They are used by many taxonomic groups including lizards, birds, fish, mollusks, and insects for myriad functions including visual pigmentation, photoprotection, antioxidation, and signaling.
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In the Green Lab, Megan O’Connor studies the immune response to LP-BM5, a retrovirus which causes severe immunodeficiency in mice i.e. mouse AIDS (MAIDS). The LP-BM5 infection model is used to further understand the immune response against retroviral infection and also as a model system to study HIV infection. Mice infected with LP-BM5 have a weakened immune response and O’Connor’s project involves looking at what cell type(s) may be contributing to the immunosuppressive environment.
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Justin Stroup is a PhD candidate in the Department of Earth Sciences.
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Jennifer Conrad is an MCB graduate student in the Schaller lab in the Department of Biological Sciences.
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Adam Crego is a Cognitive Neuroscience graduate student in the Smith Lab in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences.
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